Monthly Archives: April 2012

Brazilian Jujitsu* Wrist Lock Tutorial

Posted on April 30, 2012 by admin

A Simple Wrist Lock to Gain Early Dominance We’ve already looked at a couple of ways to pass an opponent’s open guard: the double over and double under passes and the over under pass, to name a few. Today, we’ll … Continue reading →

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Brazilian Jujitsu* Tutorial: The Hip Bump Sweep

Posted on April 29, 2012 by admin

 A Simple, Intuitive Sweep from Closed Guard The hip bump sweep is simple enough that I’m surprised every time it works for me, and it’s intuitive enough that I was attempting long before I had any idea it was a real technique. … Continue reading →

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RI BJJ Technique: The Arm Bar from Mount

Posted on April 28, 2012 by admin

Last week, we had a look at how to land an arm bar from closed guard; on tap for today is another arm bar, this time from mount. We’ll get to the submission by way of the S-mount. While we’re … Continue reading →

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BJJ Tutorial: Escapes from Front Headlock

Posted on April 25, 2012 by admin

If you’ve been in a front headlock position before, you know it’s a crummy place to be. You’re vulnerable to a variety of chokes (anaconda, darce, arm-in guillotine…), and there’s a serious risk of giving up your back, too. What … Continue reading →

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A (Less Common) Kimura from Side Control

Posted on April 24, 2012 by admin

Uncommon is Unexpected We’ve looked at a more ordinary kimura – executed from guard – on this blog before. That’s a good one, and, even if it doesn’t get you a submission, you can use it for a sweep. Below … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Jiu Jitsu Superfight: Nick Diaz vs. Braulio Estima

Posted on April 22, 2012 by admin

UFC’s Diaz to Take On Decorated World BJJ Champ On May 12th, Long Beach, California will host the World Jiu-Jitsu Expo, and the headlining bout boasts two of the best BJJ players around. Nick Diaz and Braulio Estima are both … Continue reading →

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RI BJJ Technique: The Arm Bar from Closed Guard

Posted on April 20, 2012 by admin

This one’s such a staple in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu that I’m shocked we haven’t covered it here yet. If you’re on your back in closed guard, you may feel like you’re in a dis-advantageous position. While you aren’t in an ideal … Continue reading →

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Escapes from Mount using a Butterfly Hook

Posted on April 20, 2012 by admin

Step 1: Getting the Butterfly Hook Turn to one hip. Here, for the sake of having a common frame of reference, we’ll say your left. As is usually the case, you can reverse these directions to execute the escape on … Continue reading →

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John Howard’s Grappling Techniques, pt. 2

Posted on April 16, 2012 by admin

At the end of March, John “Doomsday” Howard came to Black Diamond MMA to show us some of his UFC-honed tricks and techniques. His seminar ran the gamut, from intense warmups to effective shadowboxing and from Muay Thai clinch work … Continue reading →

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BJJ Guard Passes: The Double Under and Double Over

Posted on April 13, 2012 by admin

Greetings, good denizens of the webiverse. Perhaps you’ve felt like the collection of moves we’ve covered is great for the middle of a BJJ bout, but starting the match still a little tricky. Well, good news: today we’re looking at … Continue reading →

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